“What was an amazing experience just 12 hours earlier, or eight hours earlier, now maybe is creating doubt or fear in people’s hearts,” Boring said. “We should just reflect on what we can do better as human beings. This is not a downtown issue, this is an Anchorage issue, this is an Alaska issue.”

Boring says he believes in APD Chief Justin Doll, after the city saw a record-setting 35 homicides last year -- one more death than the previous record of 34, set in 2016.

“I know that we will start to see positive change very soon,” Boring said.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call APD at 907-786-8900, or contact Crime Stoppers at 907-561-STOP or through its website.